William Edward Parry

Sir William Edward Parry was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for his 1819–1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage, until it was finally negotiated by Roald Amundsen in 1906.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Who was born first?

• William Edward Parry and Jules Dumont d'Urville were born the same year
• William Edward Parry and George Everest were born the same year
• William Edward Parry and Jean René Constant Quoy were born the same year
• William Edward Parry and Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer were born the same year
• William Edward Parry and Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de Custine were born the same year

Timeline

1. Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de CustineMarch 18, 1790 – September 25, 1857
2. George EverestJuly 4, 1790 – December 1, 1866
3. Jakob Philipp FallmerayerDecember 10, 1790 – April 26, 1861
4. Jean René Constant QuoyNovember 10, 1790 – July 4, 1869
5. Jules Dumont d'UrvilleMay 23, 1790 – May 8, 1842
6. William Edward Parry (this page)December 19, 1790 – July 1855

Related

• Christopher Columbus1451 – May 20, 1506
• Marco PoloSeptember 15, 1254 – January 8, 1324
• Ferdinand Magellancirca 1480 – April 27, 1521
• Roald AmundsenJuly 16, 1872 – June 18, 1928
• James CookOctober 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779
• Hernán Cortés1485 – December 2, 1547
• Ibn BattutaFebruary 24, 1304 – circa 1368
• Jacques CartierDecember 31, 1491 – September 24, 1557